Lifter for fruit, vegetables, &amp;c.



E. F. BUBB.

LIFTER FOR FRUIT, VEGETABLES, &.c.

APPLICATION men OCT. 25. um.

Patented May '21, 1918.

ELMER I. BUBB, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

LIFTER FOR FRUIT, VEGETABLES, 8w.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 1918.

Application filed October 25, 1917. Serial No. 198,486.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it lmown that I, ELMER F. BUBB, a citizen ofthe United States, residing 'at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lifters for Fruit, Vegetables, &c.; and do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, Which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a device for lifting fruit, vegetables, etc., and consists essentiallyof a pair of resilient tongs each bent to form jaws by bending the wire upon itself and forming a convenient means whereby the article may be easily picked up and permitted to slide without being crushed.

The invention consists of a simple and efficient device of this nature having various details of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accomggnying drawings and then specifically deed in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the tongs made in accordance with my invention, and Fig. 2 is a front elevation.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter:

A designates a piece of resilient wire bent at its longitudinal center to form a coil B forming two arms, each of which is bent to form a jaw C, the inner portions of which jaws are diverging as at D, thence having parallel portions E, while the portion of the wire intermediate the parallel parts is bent to form a U shaped loop F which is disposed in a plane at an angle to the plane at which the parallel portions of the jaws are disposed. Each jaw is similarly formed and the ends of the wire forming the jaws are twisted as at H about the shank portions of the arms. The end portions of the jaws, it will be noticed upon reference to the side elevation of the drawings, are bent as at K toward each other slightly.

By the provision of a device embodying the features of my invention it will be noted that the loops which are bent and disposed at the angles shown, will readily permit the article being picked up by the tongs to slide in-without being crushed, said loops being adapted to yield slightly when they grip the article and with little pressure.

What I claim to be new is- 1. A tong for lifting fruit, vegetables, etc., made of a single piece of resilient wire bent at its longitudinal center to form a coil, each arm bent to form a jaw with opposite parallel portions and inclined inner end parts with a loop formed in the wire by bending the same upon itself and disposed in a plane at an angle to the plane in which said parallel portions of the jaws are disposed.

2. A tong for lifting fruit, vegetables, etc., made of a single piece of resilient wire bent at its longitudinal center to form a coil, each arm bent to form a jaw with opposite parallel portions and inclined inner end parts with a loop formed in the wire by bending the same upon itself and disposed in a plane at an angle to the plane in which said parallel portions of the jaws are disposed, the outer ends of the jaws intermediate said loop being slightly bent toward each other.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELMER F. BUBB.

Witnesses:

GEORGE H. LAVERTY, E. L. WHITE.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

